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RT @tonnet: Educational videos in YouTube, organized by subject area. http://t.co/HVtQbYp6 #edtech #PDSmem Educational videos in YouTube, organized by subject area. http://t.co/f2b1Kv8n #edtech - Milton Ramirez (tonnet) http://twitter.com/tonnet/status/117683351254597632

Why we like Make Beliefs Comix: It is free No login is required It is web based and can be used on Mac/PC You can upload screenshots of your comic to your blog or website Students can be creative with this tool It is very easy to use It can be used by students of all ages and in all subject areas Comics can be written in languages other than English, including Spanish, French, German, Italian, Latin and Portuguese.

Video library of lessons in all subjects and areas that we teach.  Definitely a good resource for students and your teaching. 

* is free. * is very easy to use. * has many uses across all age groups and subject areas. * could be used to monitor and assess student learning.

"...strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas. "

"UpToTen has been building prize-winning early-learning games and activities since 1999. Your child will love the reassuring, friendly world that our unique games inhabit. S/he will have enormous fun whilst building independence on the computer." "UpToTen.com is completely independent and is still owned and run by the company's founders. We do all the illustrations, animations, design, music and dialogues ourselves, and lovingly bring them together to make positively reinforcing games in a warm and welcoming play-area. "

PhotoPeach is a tool that allows you to turn photos into a slideshow with music and captions.Completed PhotoPeaches can be embedded on your blog or shared via email, Facebook, Twitter etc. We like PhotoPeach because it: ● is free (for basic accounts*).● is easy to use.● allows you to make your PhotoPeaches "public", "unlisted", or "invitation required".● has many uses across all age groups and subject areas.● is a medium for students to reflect and demonstrate their understandings.● allows you to make your slideshow into a "story", "spiral" or "quiz".● can be shared with an authentic audience.

The Kids' Science Challenge is a national (United States) contest for students in grades three through six. The challenge asks students to innovate and build upon on our current conceptions of how things work. There are three areas of innovation in this year's contest; reducing waste, developing meals to be eaten on Mars, and developing a toy or game that demonstrates an animal's intelligence. The contest is open until February 29, 2012. Applications for EducationTo help students start thinking about the topics in The Kids' Science Challenge, the challenge website has a series of games and videos for students. For teachers, The Kids' Science Challenge offers a page of lesson plans and hands-on activities designed to help students develop ideas related to the contest's three challenge topics.

Author loaded this wiki with Apps that have been highly rated and/or that they have found to be successful in supporting the thinking and learning of primary (K-1-2) students.